/**
 * Copyright (c) 2008 - TheNittyGritty - Thomas Brekelmans
 * 
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 * 
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 * 
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 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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 * THE SOFTWARE.
 */
package nl.thenittygritty.utils 
{

	/**
	 * BooleanUtils is a library class which shouldn't be instantiated. Instead 
	 * it provides static methods which help in working with Booleans.
	 */
	public class BooleanUtils 
	{
		/**
		 * Private constructor for the BooleanUtils, this shouldn't be called.
		 */
		public function BooleanUtils() 
		{
			// Throw an error, we shouldn't try to instantiate BooleanUtils.
			throw new Error("The BooleanUtils shouldn't be instantiated.");
		}
		
		/**
		 * Attempts to convert a String or Number to a native Boolean.
		 */
		public static function toBoolean(value:Object):Boolean 
		{
			switch(value) 
			{
				case true :
				case "on" :
				case "true" :
				case "yes" :
				case "1" :
				case 1 :
					return true;
					break;
				case "off" :
				case "false" :
				case "no" :
				case "0" :
				case 0 :
					return false;
					break;
				default :
					return false;
					break;
			}
		}
	}
}
